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From Franny Syufy, About Guide to Cats
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February 8, 2001
THE LATEST SCOOP: January Caption Contest Winners; February Flavor of the Month; Valentine Cards
GUEST ARTICLES: Taz's Downfall; FERALS: feed 'em, fix 'em, free 'em
TALK ABOUT...:Expensive Stray
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LATEST SCOOP
January Caption Contest Winners
And the winner is... announced today. The winning entry will receive a copy of the book, "Think Like a Cat, by Pam Johnson-Bennett, and the two runners-up will each receive the "365 Cats Desk Calendar." Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all the participants for making the contest a fun one.
Caption Contest
February Flavor: White Cats
We've started out with an even dozen snowy white cats for February. There's still plenty of time for more entries, so click the link at the bottom of the page and send your white kitty pics along to me.
February Flavor of the Month
Valentine Cards
Just in time for Valentine's Day, the card shop is open for your convenience. You can select the cards to send to your loved ones and pre-address them to arrive on the big day.
Send Valentine Cards
Guest Articles
"FERALS: feed 'em, fix 'em, free 'em," by Stephanie Olsen
Helpful advice for managing your own feral cat colony from someone with experience on two continents. This is Stephanie's second guest article for About Cats.
Ferals
"Taz's Downfall," by Christine James. A tropical avocado tree was Taz's downfall, but he miraculously recovered from a fall on his head - a true Survivor Kitty.
Taz's Downfall
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~~ Expensive Stray ~~
"After moving into my new apartment around Thanksgiving last year, we quickly got to know the local tom cat - a very affectionate long haired tabby cat that reminds me of a Maine Coon, although I have no idea what he actually is.
After a couple of weeks of spending time on our porch we let him in and since then he's sort of made himself at home, got to know our three cats and comes and goes as he pleases. He is very loving and will sit in your lap for hours at a time. When he's ready to go out (all our others are indoor cats) he will stand by the door and mieow. He does the same thing when he's ready to come in too.
We've been meaning to have him fixed, but haven't done so yet.
The other day he went missing for about 24 hours and I was really worried about him but when he was on the porch waiting for us last night, I was really relieved. However, in the 24 hours since he got home, he has slept most of the time and hardly eaten or drunk anything.
Something about him just didn't seem right and so this evening we took him along to the all-night vet clinic to see what was the matter. Turns out the poor thing has 105.6 fever, is dehydrated and is very tender and sore in his back end and tail. We think he may have been hit by a car and may have a broken tail. The bill is going to be in the region of $600 - all this for a stray cat who isn't really ours, although we decided tonight that from now on he will be ours and, no matter how much noise he makes at the door, he will be an indoor kitty!
I hope he's ok. His blood work came back normal and they've got him on IV fluids, but they didn't have the x-rays back yet because an emergency had come in.
Keep your fingers crossed for B.J.
Posted by Jayne Pednigo, About Guide to Horses
Expensive Stray
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Mouse au Poivre
Strictly for fun recipe, found in a humorous cookbook by Anne Cerva, French Cuisine Guide.
Mouse au Poivre
------- So long for now -------
My dear old Shannon is helping me write this newsletter. We took him to the vet last night for another blood test. With FIV and CRF, it's important to keep on top of his overall condition. I told the receptionist, "We're here to make our weekly deposit." Asa grumbled all the way home.
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